Honouring their legacy means ensuring truth, justice, and equitable treatment – not only in remembrance, but in policy and practice.

Lest we forget.

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Despite facing discrimination, racist colonial policies, and the denial of benefits granted to other veterans, Indigenous Peoples continued to serve with strength and distinction. 2/3

Silattuqsarvik — a day to learn, reflect, and commit to doing better.

#InternationalInuitDay #Inuit #SenCA #cdnpoli #Reconciliation

We have a responsibility to listen, act, and ensure policies reflect Inuit priorities – from housing, income and food security, health care to safety, climate action, and the rights of Inuit women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people. 2/3

*My profound apologies for the incorrect spelling of your Ojibwe name Murray Sinclair-Iban.

Canadians cannot afford more empty promises. What concrete steps will the government take to respond to the call of the National Advisory Council on Poverty for guaranteed livable income-type measures so everyone can live with dignity and contribute to the economy? 3/3

Meanwhile, as the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives notes, this budget delivers $27B in tax cuts for middle- and upper-income earners and rewards large, foreign-owned companies—while providing little relief for unemployed and low-income workers. 2/3

I am deeply grateful for his guidance and his friendship. My thanks to his family for sharing him with all of us. His legacy continues to shape this country, and we will keep working to rise to the example he set.

Chi miigwetch, Murray. 4/4

Murray led with courage, integrity, generosity, and humour. He listened. He treated people with dignity, respect and love. And he never shied away from standing alone when necessary. 3/4

Murray Sinclair led Canada to confront hard truths — about colonialism, residential schools, the failures of our criminal legal system, and the injustice faced by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. He pushed for change and helped to build pathways forward. 2/4

#TonasLaw #SenCA #PrisonReform #CdnPoli #HumanRights

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This week, as the Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee begins its study of the bill, we are one step closer to meaningful limits, judicial oversight, transparency, and finally ending the use of solitary confinement and segregation in federal prisons. 4/4

No one should endure isolation that amounts to torture. Yet, Indigenous and Black prisoners continue to be disproportionately isolated, and people with disabilities are still being segregated instead of supported.

This is why Tona’s Law (Bill S-205) matters. 3/4

18 Years after Ashley Smith’s preventable death, her family is still waiting for the promised implementation of the inquest jury calls to end segregation and transfer people with disabling mental-health issues to appropriate community-based mental health care. 2/4